Apple iPad 2 Gets Verizon 3G Option

As we predicted yesterday, the new iPad 2 will be compatible with Verizon’s 3G network. The original iPad was available with WiFi-only or with the capability to connect via WiFi and AT&T’s 3G network. Now iPad 2 shoppers will be able to choose between the two carriers. Verizon began selling the original iPad alongside a Novatel MiFi hotspot last fall. The solution wasn’t as elegant as built-in 3G, but users could of course get online with other 3G devices if they wanted to.

iPad 2 buyers will have to shell out $130 extra for the 3G option compared to the WiFi-only models.